A member asked:

My af trigger is from my vegus nerve drinking cold drinks will switch to af immediately.can this nerve be treated or checked out to clear this source?

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Dr. Ian Weisberg answered

Specializes in Cardiac Electrophysiology

Sometimes: Aside from lifestyle modifications (not drinking cold drinks), the inputs into the heart can be targeted (ganglionic plexi) during catheter ablation to help eliminate this trigger. Unfortunately, there aren't really any tests to "check out" this nerve in another setting.

Answered 4/13/2014

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